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Two Detectives Shot Down.

PIrrsBUBG. PA. February 4.-The
most daring ard successful attempt
that was ever made in this vicinity
to rescue q prisoner occurred early
this morning on the Cleveland and
Pittsburg Express, which left this
city at Il;25 O'Clock last night for
Cleveland. So desperate were the
confederates that two of Cleveland's
detectives were terribly wounded.
Captain Hoehn and Detective Hulli-
gan, Of Cleveland, having received
requistion, determined to return to
Cleveland last night with their pris
oner, Harry McMunn, who was &C
cused Of having been concerned in
the recent extensive rur robbery in
hat city. They took every precau-
ion to prevent any attempt that
ligtht be made by the pals Of Nc.
Iunn to rescue him. Securely hand
uffed, the prisoner was placed on
board the train at the outer depot in
Allegheny. The express sped on,
and at two o'clock this morning Al.
lance, Ohio, was reached. At that
point five men boarded the train and
passed through several of the carsi
Finally, they saw the officers and
their prisoner sitting in the smoking
car. No sigh OF recognition passed
between McMnnn and the men, and
they sat down few seats from the
prisoner, and In few minutes the
express continued on its course.
When RaTena was reached, the five
men arose suddenly from their seats
and without warning drew their re-
volvers on the officers. There were
but q couple Of other passengers in
the car, and the confederates of Nc
Mum were complete masters of the
situation. Their quick action gave
them the drop on. the officers. One
of the men demanded their prisoner,
but the officers iunped to their feet
and tried to draw their revolvers.
They were too late The five men
opened fire on them. Captain Hoehn
reeled and tottered over into the
aisle with bullets in his shoulder and |
thigh As he fell one of the gang
jumped on and kicked him until he |
lay still as death. When the firing
first commenced Detective Hulligan
received several bullets in his body.
He still attempted to defend himself,
and another volley was fired at him,
until seven bullets had pierced his
body. He tottered and fell insensi.
bic in the seat. He was then kicked
until his head WAS split open. The
few passengers that were in the
smoking car became terrorized and
aid under the seats. The alarm
'pead TO the other cars, and the
rainmen and other passengers bur-
led forward. A frightful scene met
heir gaze. Stetched ont but n few
Get apart were the bodies of Detec-
i've Hulligan and Captain Hoehn.
The floor was covered with blood.
The prisoner and his rescuers had
in the excitement, hav-
no jumped from the train. All
race Of them was lost in the dark
less. The Ravena police were noti-
led, and q posse started out ut once
% scour the county. The injured
men were made as comfortable rs
possible and then taken on to Cleve
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POSTPONED
TRUSTEES SALE OF
Traction Engine
ThreslIiDg Machine a. Saw Mill

DY virtue of a Deed of Trust, executed by
ID John d. Burkhart, Jr. to the und ,r.
signed Trustee of Frick s. Company, dated
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PUBLIC SALE
-0F
MOUNTAIN VIEW FARM E!

miles from harrisburg and miles from
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FEBRUARY 9Th, 1857,
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particulars, apply to JOHN FITZ,
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OF A VERY DESIRABLE RESlDENCE in
MARTINSBURG, W. VA.
Pursuant to the provisions of the will of
the late John NJ. Wolf, decd. the undersign-
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giving notes for deferred payments secured
by deed of trust on the property. Posses
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of John NJ. Wolf, deceased.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

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NOTICE,

The Directors of the Berkeley Section of
fredericksburg and Winchester Turnpike
Company have this day declared dividend
of per cent to the Stockholders, payable
on the 2bth of January, 1887.
ROBERT LAMON, Secretary.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property!
2 Head of Work Horses !.
Is HEAD OF CATTLE!

II Good Mich Cows, A two.year old Cattle,
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3 Broad Tread and ! Narrow; largs Wagon
Bed. one and two-horse Market Wagons.
l Buggy, l Cart, l Wood Binder [Standard)
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| Cross Cut Saw, Is Grain Sacks, Cooking
| Stove, Davis Swing Churn, and many other
articles not necessary to mention.
! TERMS. "A credit of nine months will be
| given on all sums of ten dollars and over,
| purchaser giving note with approved securi-
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National Bank of Martinsburg, with interest
from dat, but RENTED if promptly paid a.
maturity. Under SlO cash. No property
to be removed until terms have been strictly
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J. w. DODD, Auc'r.
! NJ THATCHER, Clerk.
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SPECIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mahone's Record in the senate.

Hon. c. +. O'Ferrall has prepared an
answer to the pamphlet recently issued
by General Malone. Colonel O'Ferrall
quotes from the Record to show that
Malone, while Senator, voted against the
amendment offered TO the dependent pen
sion bill to impose a tax on incomes 10
meet its requirements. lie voted against
the amendment to the same bill TO put
Mexican soldiers and their widows upon
the pension roll. He voted for the de-
pendent pension bin. lie voted against
the amendment TO the pleuTo-pneumonia
bill making a liberal appropriation to
aid in stamping out this disease among
cattle. lie voted 10 perpetuate land
grants to railroads. He voted to con
tinuc the Northern Pacific Railroad eX-
emption from taxation. He voted TO
permit members OF Congress to act as
attorneys and employees OF railroads in
cases in which the United States may be
interested. lie voted against the con
ference report Of the two houses on the
interstate commerce bill. Although Gen
erai Malone claims TO be a warm friend
of the Blair bill, he voted for Senator
Hale's amendment, which provided that
in each State in which there shall be sep
arate schools for white and colored
children the money paid in such State
shall be apportioned and paid out for the
support of such white and eolored schools
in the proportion that the illiteracy Of
the white and colored persons bear to
each other, according to the census of
1880. General Malone did not vote nor
was he paired on the amendment of Sen
ator Plumb, making the Blair bill effec-
tive only upon its acceptance by three
the charges of commission upon which
Colonel O'Ferrall arraigns the late Sen
ator. Then follows a long and spicy list
of omissions on the part of Malone
Baltimore Sun.
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When the Democratic convention Of
Pennsylvania meets tomorrow, the
question oyerhanging the party coun-
Gil will be whether Pennsylvania Dem
ocrats will take the Ohio platform
for revenue only or the one which would
save the protective tariff by sbolishing
the internal revenue.
1t is interesting to see how near Penn
s~yivania and some of the Southern
States can come TO each other upon Il
question which involves a great reform
and at the same time preserve the tariff
from a great reform.
The Democrats are merely m%anguyring
in Pennsylvania for a good position in
the Presidential contest for next year.
of course they are not thinking about
carrying the State now.
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II was announced yesterday that Da-
vcnport 4 Co., the financial agents OF the
city. had reported to the financial com
mittee Of the City Council that they could
not raise money for the city on her four
per cent. bonds. Investors, they said,
were deferred from buying the city's
bonds by that plank in the Roanoke plat
form. which they construed as a move
towards repudiating the debt.
Now whether we call this a necessity
for the consistency Of the Democratic
party or not, the position involves so
much trouble that the fact is here engraved
upon our attention that any time we
preach that idea Of population in any
form we hurt our own material interests
II is true that the convention, hut not
a convention whose delegates were Sc
lectod by full meetings, did pass a resolu'
ton but it is not necessary for the peo-
pie of Virginia to nail themselves TO IT,.
The cause Of the Democracy is safer on
general and stronger ideas, and upon these
we should make our fight. Here we have
a positive result of any pronounced ac-
ton towards liquidation, never mind by
what name it may be called. Nirginian's
mieht call it R|iddleberger bill, or bill Of
rights. or declaration Of independence.
The world at large, from which We must
draw our supplies, calls it reputation,
and the effect is TO cut of our supplies.
Noscifqr n s0ciis is a rule Of universal
application. The State repudiates her
debt. and the outside world at once
Judges the city Of Richmond by the COM
pany in which it finds her. So Of every
other interest in the State. The people
of the rest Of the world close their eyes
and their pockets to the most tempting
offers we can make to them. BY uniyer-
sal acclaim the faint that smirches the
head is fastened TO every separate part.
Where railroads should be built barren
wastes remain, because the capitalist will
not lend his money in arepudiating State.
Mines remain closed, vast forests remain
unfelled, agriculture languishes, manu-
/ factories are unbuilt, and general stagna-
ton prevails, because of the moral death
that oyertakes the State that does not
honor her plighted faith.
When will the people of Virginia learn
that honesty is the best policy, and that
all interests prosper most in the State
that keeps her credit highest:
The TINES means to fight the good
fight for the Democratic party, but, as We
have said frequently, the battle ought &c
be waged on our strong points, and moi
on the weak ones.
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~RtPUBIiCA> POLICY.

In the diminishing for position for the
battle of 1888 the Republicans nus far
have been very clumsy. They have had
conventions, but have only played over
The old eXorable val song against the
South, and a. TO facing every issue they
felt guilty on the question of the public
lands which their party had stolen, and
could say nothing on that subject. On
the question of the tariff, when they
spoke il was with bated breath and III a
scared whisper, for protection must mean
preserving the surplus or abolishing the
internal revenue system.
SO thus far the Republicans have not
shown themselves in a single point of
vantage and the South hatred will o
drown the popular criticisms Of their weak
yirulence.
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ion among the congregation rs 20 the pro
priety Of inviting DR.. Parker to till Ply
mouth pulpit. His ability and his eloquence
are not questioned. There il, however, n
natural feeling Of %repugnance among those
who sat at the feet of Mr.. Beecher toward
the idea of putting a stranger in bis place.
There i, a large eierlent among the congfe-
CATION who would prefer 10 have the door Of
the famous church closed, and 90 have 1t be
come o thing of the brilliant past.
There is another objection To- Dr. Parker.
For thirty years Mr.. Beecher preached
AmericanIsm in the most robust type from
his pulpit He taught nothing that was not
colored with 10. lie was an American first,
last and an the time. There is am opinion
prevalent among his admirers that an Anerl-
can might be- found to succeed him.
There is no lack of American candidates
for Mr Beecher's place. Of these Myron ".
Reed. formerly of indianapolis, a very bril-
liant man and somewhat OF % free lance,
seems fo be- most popular. In the meantime
the majority OF the w%orsuippers at Plymouth
DO NOT seem anxious TO have any successor To
their late pastor.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Aug. D-Mrs. Drew,
a pretty widow, living on Trowel street,
West Strntfori, was found at the bottom
1fa well at = O'Clock yesterday morning.
Her screams attracted some young men and
a%eighbor~. who succeeded in extricating her
rom her unpleasant predicament. DIR.
Downs. city medical examiner, arrived at
tine time she was being lifted out and found
that She had arisen in her sleep, removed hof
night clothes and jumped or fallen into the
we'll She was asleep when lifted out and
was returned 90 her bed. She slept until D
O'Clock before She returned 70 consciousness,
and denied an knowledge Of the occurrence.
Dr. Downs pronounced the case a remark
abie ONE. Mrs. Drew was not hurt nor even
scratched. though it was a narrow escape
from death.
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THE VI ELECTION.

The CITY Democracy have decided to
have a primary election instead of a con
yention. The question has been can
yassed and decided. The vote was ~ to
TO Q; and it is the duty of every Demo
era, to fall into line. The TINES favored
a convention at the first and all the time,
but gave its columns to a full expression
Of opinion from the other side. The
TINES now favors the primary and viii
support the candidates.
Again we urge the Democrats OF klch-
mond 10 act on principles that are sound
lv Democratic and then they cannot be
wrong.
Let the working men express their
preferences for candidates as representa-
tiyes Of working men and Democrats not
as representatives Of any order. III Is
known out Of the wisdom of all expert
ence that the greater the number Of PEG
plc TO contribute an aggregation, the
more intelligent are the thoughts and the
acts oft hcrcpresentatiye body. sag good
OLD rule in the Democracy that the ma
iority must control but then the minor
itv must have a fair chance and It's voices
must be heard, so that when the smaller
number are asked to coincide the appeal
must be 10 reason. This is the case with
the Democracy of Richmond now.
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Through the whirlpool Rapids.

NiAGAnA FALLS, y. Y, Aug. 29.-At $3.50
Yesterday AFTERNOON Charles A. Percy went
through the whirlpool rapids in bis lfeboat
and landed day and safe or the Canadian
shore at 800. The boat IS an invention OF
his own. aud as 10 sat upon the water it pre-
sentel "a very fine appearance and looked
we'll aiapte3 for its task. Percy can tell
but it'll, tlore Of his trip than could Ora
ham or Kendall of theirs. Once he thought
he bad struck "a rock, as every timber seemed
to sbiyer. but as the canvas which covers the
boat shows mo- marks it was probably moth
in1 iut The waves. Percy feels confident
hat his invention can be put 70 practical
Use in the life saving xryice.
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Welcoming Congressman collins.

Boston, Aug. 29-Gen. Patrick A. Col
lins was rendered a reception b. the munich
pal council Of the Irish National league last
night at the Boston theatre, on the occasion
u his return from abroad. The building
was crowded. Mayor OBsen presided
Gen. Collins made a speech describing the
political and social conditiono OF England and
ireland as witnessed by him. He predicted
the speedy dissolution Of the Tory party,
and thought parliament would he dissolved
within seven months.